Daniel Tammet and Daniel Tammet and

synesthesiasynesthesia

Daniel tammet recent Daniel tammet recent picturepicture

Different form of synesthésiaDifferent form of synesthésia

GraphèmeGraphèmecolor : individuals letters or numbers are color : individuals letters or numbers are tinged with a colortinged with a color

Different form of synesthesiaDifferent form of synesthesia

Sound Sound color : voice, music and environmental sound color : voice, music and environmental sound induces pictures and colors who moves around and fade induces pictures and colors who moves around and fade when the sound stimulus ends.when the sound stimulus ends.

Different form of synesthesiaDifferent form of synesthesia

Numerical synesthesia : numbers are represented by 3d Numerical synesthesia : numbers are represented by 3d géométrical forms and every number get his own formgéométrical forms and every number get his own form

number Pi mental number Pi mental

representationrepresentation

painting by Daniel painting by Daniel

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Mental map of numbers from synestheteMental map of numbers from synesthete

Daniel is a graphème color and a numerical Daniel is a graphème color and a numerical synesthete.synesthete.

He learn to speak icelandic in one week and He learn to speak icelandic in one week and speak eleven other languagesspeak eleven other languages

He has extraordinary computationals skill.He He has extraordinary computationals skill.He can do every computation as speed as can do every computation as speed as computer because he simply see in his computer because he simply see in his mind the mental representation of the mind the mental representation of the resultresult

Daniel paint his mental represantation of two Daniel paint his mental represantation of two numbersnumbers

……and doing their computationand doing their computation

Pi and its decimalsPi and its decimals

Following to that many documentary are Following to that many documentary are consecrated to him and for break his consecrated to him and for break his frame of computer guy he write his frame of computer guy he write his memories « born on a blue day »memories « born on a blue day »

Two years later he write a second book Two years later he write a second book « embracing the wide sky » where he « embracing the wide sky » where he attemps to shed light on the mystery of attemps to shed light on the mystery of savant’s mental abilities.savant’s mental abilities.

Their books are considered as best seller Their books are considered as best seller and he travels around the world to and he travels around the world to promote theirpromote their

The same year he settle down to avignon The same year he settle down to avignon where he is still leaving.where he is still leaving.